Ed Sheeran

• Ed Sheeran recently spoke out about his struggles with depression and an eating condition.
• Singer Ed Sheeran was haunted by suicide thoughts.
• He was heartbroken by the February 2022 death of music producer Jamal.

Ed Sheeran recently spoke out about his struggles with depression and an eating condition during an interview.

With the deaths of his friends Jamal Edwards and Shane Warne within weeks of each other, singer Ed Sheeran was haunted by suicide thoughts.

He was heartbroken by the February 2022 death of music producer Jamal, the son of ‘Loose Women’ star Brenda Edwards, who died after a cardiac arrest caused by cocaine and alcohol, and has now revealed that the death a month later of his late cricketer pal Shane Warne, 52, left him feeling like he was “drowning” in his life-long battle with depression, according to aceshowbiz.com.

In an interview, the father-of-two – who has daughters Lyra, two, and Jupiter, ten months – also discussed how he developed an eating issue after comparing himself to toned pop stars like Justin Bieber.

Ed Sheeran said, “My best friend died. And he shouldn’t have done. I’ve always had real lows in my life. But it wasn’t really till last year that I actually addressed it. I felt like I didn’t want to live anymore. And I have had that throughout my life… you’re under the waves drowning. You’re just sort of in this thing. And you can’t get out of it.”

Sheeran added being depressed made him feel “selfish” as a father, and said about seeking help, “No one really talks about their feelings where I come from. People think it’s weird getting a therapist in England….”

“I think it’s very helpful to be able to speak with someone and just vent and not feel guilty about venting. The help isn’t a button that is pressed, where you’re automatically OK. It is something that will always be there and just has to be managed.”

After working with Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber, the pop singer stated he struggled with his body image and began “gorging” on food before vomiting it up.

He added, “I’m self-conscious anyway, but you get into an industry where you’re getting compared to every other pop star.”

“I was in the One Direction wave, and I’m like, ‘Well, why don’t I have a six pack?’ And I was like, ‘Oh, because you love kebabs and drink beer.’ Then you do songs with Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes. All these people have fantastic figures.”

“And I was always like, ‘Well, why am I so… fat?’ So I found myself doing what Elton (John) talks about in his book – gorging, and then it would come up again. I have a real eating problem. I’m a real binge eater. I’m a binge-everything. But I’m now more of a binge exerciser, and a binge dad. And work, obviously.”

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